Opening Round Playoff Dates Released
March 19, 2012 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Saint John Sea Dogs News Release
SAINT JOHN, NB --- The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has unveiled the schedule for Round One of the 2012 President's Cup Playoffs, with the top-seeded Saint John Sea Dogs beginning their quest to repeat as champions against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
It's the second straight season and third time in four years that the Sea Dogs and Screaming Eagles will meet in an opening-round series. This year's best-of-seven matchup begins at 8 p.m. Friday with Game 1, which will be televised nationally on Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet Ontario, and Sportsnet Sens. A special $10 ticket promotion for upper-bowl tickets to Game 1 will be extended through Tuesday.
Friday night's match will feature a special pre-game ceremony in which QMJHL Commissioner Gilles Courteau will present the Sea Dogs with the Jean Rougeau Trophy as regular season champions for the third straight season, a feat that has never been accomplished in league history.
A full schedule for the Sea Dogs - Screaming Eagles series can be found below (all times Atlantic):
GAME ONE - Friday, March 23: 8 p.m. @ Harbour Station
GAME TWO - Saturday, March 24: 7 p.m. @ Harbour Station
GAME THREE - Tuesday, March 27: 7 p.m. @ Centre 200
GAME FOUR - Wednesday, March 28: 7 p.m. @ Centre 200
*GAME FIVE - Friday, March 30: 7:30 p.m. @ Harbour Station
*GAME SIX - Sunday, April 1: 7 p.m. @ Centre 200
*GAME SEVEN - Tuesday, April 3: 7 p.m. @ Harbour Station
*If Necessary
Tickets to the first two games of this best-of-seven showdown can be obtained by calling the Harbour Station box office at (506) 657-1234 or by visiting www.tickets.harbourstation.ca.
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